Lawyers for R. Kelly are alleging the singer overdosed last week on medication given to him by prison staff.
The "Ignition" singer's legal team, in a June 17 filing obtained by USA TODAY, claims that after being placed in solitary confinement, prison staff provided him an "overdose quantity" of medication on June 12 compared to his normal anxiety and sleep medication dosages, leading to his hospitalization Friday, June 13. According to the filing, Kelly was forcibly removed from Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, against medical advice.
The Bureau of Prisons declined to comment on "pending litigation."
Born Robert Kelly, the 58-year-old singer has been serving a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking since 2022. He is serving his sentence in the Federal Correctional Institute facility in Butner, North Carolina.
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